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Five Air India Pilots Died In May Due To Covid: Official
Five senior pilots of Air India have died in May due to COVID-19, senior officials said on Thursday, adding that the carrier has started vaccinating its employees from May 15 onwards after a delay due to non-availability of vaccines.
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"Let Down By Management": Air India Pilots Demand Vaccine, Threaten Strike
The pilots of Air India have threatened strike if pan-India vaccination camps are not held for them. In a letter to the management today they have questioned why they were excluded from the vaccination camps for 18-45 year age group held by the manag
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All Those Taking Part In Kerala Crash Rescue Ops To Be Tested For Covid
All those who are involved in the rescue efforts in Kerala after an Air India Express flight skidded off a tabletop runway at Kozhikode airport late Friday evening will be tested for coronavirus, state's Health Minister KK Shailaja said this morning, urging them to go into "self-quarantine". Eight people, including both pilots, were killed as the f...
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Pay Cuts Can Trigger "Desperate, Extreme Acts", Say Air India Pilots
Some 60 Air India pilots operating repatriation flights to bring back Indians stranded abroad have tested positive for coronavirus, the airline has said in a letter to the government.
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"Hats Off": Ex-Footballer Gushes Over Wife Airlifting Stranded Indians
Gouramangi Singh said that it feels good that his wife is trying to do something for the country during the "unprecedented" coronavirus crisis.
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Air India Delhi-Moscow Flight Returns As Pilot Has COVID, Probe Ordered
The aviation regulator DGCA will order a probe into a "lapse" after an empty Air India plane flying from Delhi to Moscow returned midway when the pilot was found infected with coronavirus. The state-run carrier's ground team realised the pilot was a COVID-19 patient only after the Airbus A320NEO had taken off.
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Empty Air India Delhi-Moscow Flight Returns Midway, Pilot Has COVID-19
An Air India flight from Delhi to Moscow on Saturday had to return midway after the airline's ground team found out that one of the pilots had tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials said.
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Top Court Junks Plea Against Middle-Seat Occupancy In Air India Flights
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a pilot's plea seeking modification of its order which allowed Air India to fill the middle seats while operating its non-scheduled flights to bring back Indians stranded abroad up to June 6.
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5 Air India Pilots Don't Have Coronavirus; Test Kits May Have Been Faulty
All five Air India pilots who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday have had false positive results. Re-tests conducted on a priority basis indicate they are clear of the coronavirus. Separately, a technician and a driver have also tested positive. It is unclear at the moment whether the two will be re-tested. Both remain in quarantine.
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5 Air India Pilots, 2 Staff Members Test Positive For Virus: Sources
Five pilots, an engineer and a technician of Air India have tested positive for coronavirus, sources in the airline have told NDTV. The pilots were detected after 77 pilots of the airline were tested for the virus yesterday on priority basis. None of the infected pilots have any symptoms and they have been advised home quarantine, the sources said.
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"You Are Our Hero": Chennai Residents Celebrate Pilot In Home Quarantine
Residents of an apartment in Chennai celebrated their neighbour, an Air India pilot on home quarantine, as their hero amid discrimination against doctors, nurses, pilots and healthcare workers dealing with coronavirus positive cases. In a touching gesture, the residents of the apartment in Nandambakkam posted a thank you note with a message right u...
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"Proud Of You": Pakistan Air Traffic Controller To Air India's COVID-19 Relief Flights
Air India, which has operated numerous relief and evacuation flights worldwide amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, has received messages of praise from several countries. The latest nation to join that list is the one least expected - Pakistan
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Flimsy Gear, Say Air India Pilots On Rescue Flights, Management Disagrees
Air India pilots who have flown to various parts of the world to bring back Indians who were stranded because of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic have written to Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri complaining about the poor quality of protective gear that they have been provided on their flights
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Coronavirus Pandemic: Aviation Body Stops Breath Analyser Tests For Staff
Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday said it was temporarily suspending breath analyser alcohol test for all aviation personnel, including pilots, hours after an Air India union made the request saying these tests could aid the spread of coronavirus.
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Wuhan Airport Reminds Air India Pilot Of A Zombie Apocalypse
As an Air India flight landed at the airport in Wuhan last month to rescue Indians stranded in the coronavirus-hit city, Captain Kamal Mohan couldn't help but think that he had entered a post-apocalyptic film set.
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Five Air India Pilots Died In May Due To Covid: Official
Five senior pilots of Air India have died in May due to COVID-19, senior officials said on Thursday, adding that the carrier has started vaccinating its employees from May 15 onwards after a delay due to non-availability of vaccines.
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"Let Down By Management": Air India Pilots Demand Vaccine, Threaten Strike
The pilots of Air India have threatened strike if pan-India vaccination camps are not held for them. In a letter to the management today they have questioned why they were excluded from the vaccination camps for 18-45 year age group held by the manag
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All Those Taking Part In Kerala Crash Rescue Ops To Be Tested For Covid
All those who are involved in the rescue efforts in Kerala after an Air India Express flight skidded off a tabletop runway at Kozhikode airport late Friday evening will be tested for coronavirus, state's Health Minister KK Shailaja said this morning, urging them to go into "self-quarantine". Eight people, including both pilots, were killed as the f...
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Pay Cuts Can Trigger "Desperate, Extreme Acts", Say Air India Pilots
Some 60 Air India pilots operating repatriation flights to bring back Indians stranded abroad have tested positive for coronavirus, the airline has said in a letter to the government.
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"Hats Off": Ex-Footballer Gushes Over Wife Airlifting Stranded Indians
Gouramangi Singh said that it feels good that his wife is trying to do something for the country during the "unprecedented" coronavirus crisis.
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Air India Delhi-Moscow Flight Returns As Pilot Has COVID, Probe Ordered
The aviation regulator DGCA will order a probe into a "lapse" after an empty Air India plane flying from Delhi to Moscow returned midway when the pilot was found infected with coronavirus. The state-run carrier's ground team realised the pilot was a COVID-19 patient only after the Airbus A320NEO had taken off.
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Empty Air India Delhi-Moscow Flight Returns Midway, Pilot Has COVID-19
An Air India flight from Delhi to Moscow on Saturday had to return midway after the airline's ground team found out that one of the pilots had tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials said.
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Top Court Junks Plea Against Middle-Seat Occupancy In Air India Flights
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a pilot's plea seeking modification of its order which allowed Air India to fill the middle seats while operating its non-scheduled flights to bring back Indians stranded abroad up to June 6.
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5 Air India Pilots Don't Have Coronavirus; Test Kits May Have Been Faulty
All five Air India pilots who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday have had false positive results. Re-tests conducted on a priority basis indicate they are clear of the coronavirus. Separately, a technician and a driver have also tested positive. It is unclear at the moment whether the two will be re-tested. Both remain in quarantine.
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5 Air India Pilots, 2 Staff Members Test Positive For Virus: Sources
Five pilots, an engineer and a technician of Air India have tested positive for coronavirus, sources in the airline have told NDTV. The pilots were detected after 77 pilots of the airline were tested for the virus yesterday on priority basis. None of the infected pilots have any symptoms and they have been advised home quarantine, the sources said.
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"You Are Our Hero": Chennai Residents Celebrate Pilot In Home Quarantine
Residents of an apartment in Chennai celebrated their neighbour, an Air India pilot on home quarantine, as their hero amid discrimination against doctors, nurses, pilots and healthcare workers dealing with coronavirus positive cases. In a touching gesture, the residents of the apartment in Nandambakkam posted a thank you note with a message right u...
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"Proud Of You": Pakistan Air Traffic Controller To Air India's COVID-19 Relief Flights
Air India, which has operated numerous relief and evacuation flights worldwide amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, has received messages of praise from several countries. The latest nation to join that list is the one least expected - Pakistan
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Flimsy Gear, Say Air India Pilots On Rescue Flights, Management Disagrees
Air India pilots who have flown to various parts of the world to bring back Indians who were stranded because of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic have written to Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri complaining about the poor quality of protective gear that they have been provided on their flights
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Coronavirus Pandemic: Aviation Body Stops Breath Analyser Tests For Staff
Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday said it was temporarily suspending breath analyser alcohol test for all aviation personnel, including pilots, hours after an Air India union made the request saying these tests could aid the spread of coronavirus.
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Wuhan Airport Reminds Air India Pilot Of A Zombie Apocalypse
As an Air India flight landed at the airport in Wuhan last month to rescue Indians stranded in the coronavirus-hit city, Captain Kamal Mohan couldn't help but think that he had entered a post-apocalyptic film set.
